Science

Friday, 1 May 2026

Associated with emotions, tears are a product of lacrimal glands, found in the eyes of most terrestrial vertebrates. Although their primary function i ...

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Nicotine

Nicotine is well absorbed through the skin.

This fact is used in the fight against smoking addiction by using patches soaked in it. There are ca ...

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lava

Magma is found not only under the Earth's surface.

It has also been found on other rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) and some natural satellites (moons).

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Titan

It was discovered on March 25th, 1655 by Danish astronomer Christiaan Huygens.

Huygens and his older brother began producing telescopes around 1650, and it was thanks to one of their devices they noticed Titan. It was the sixth discovered moon in the Solar System.

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Earth

There are over 7.8 billion people in the world.

It took humanity over 2 million years to reach a population of one billion. In 2011, there were 7 bi ...

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Fungi

You can pay a fortune for them.

The most valuable mushrooms are white truffles. PLN 330.000 ($82.130,96) was paid for a specimen weighing 1.5 kg.

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Anorexia Nervosa

The earliest medical descriptions of the disease are attributed to English physician Richard Morton in 1689.

However, it was not until the late 19th century that mental anorexia nervosa was widely accepted by ...

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Milky Way

The solar system is 27.000 light years away from the center of the Milky Way.

It is located on the inner side of the Orion Arm, one of at least four arms of the galaxy. Their exa ...

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Large Magellanic Cloud

The next description of the galaxy appeared in Amerigo Vespucci's writings on his third expedition. He observed the object in the years 1503 - 1504.

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Mushrooms

Mushrooms are of great importance in the development of civilization, due to their key role in making bread and wine.

Many species of fungi are used in food production: bread, spirits, cheeses. Some of them, like Penic ...

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Mushrooms

They can be very expensive.

The most valuable mushrooms are the white truffles. For a 1.5 kg specimen was paid 330,000$.

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17 facts about Titan

The largest of Saturn’s satellites

Titan is the only moon in the Solar System with such a dense atmosphere. It is the second largest moon in the Solar System after Ganymede (Jupiter III ...

18 facts about amber

Fossilized tree resin

Amber is one of the most interesting natural products. It looks like a gemstone, but it is a fossilized tree resin from ancient trees dating back mill ...

16 facts about liver

24/7 laboratory

The liver is one of the most essential human organs. It is extensively multitasking—it produces, filtrates, converts, and stores. It is thanks to the ...

29 facts about NASA

For the Benefit of All

The Cold War, although a grim period in world history, brought an intense rivalry in a space race between the U.S., and the Soviet Union. As a result, ...

16 facts about Aurora

Northern light that has delighted people for centuries

Auroras can be different. Sometimes it is bright and dancing, shimmering with different colors, sometimes it appears still. It has always fascinated p ...

19 facts about Brain

Organic supercomputer

The brain is one of the most important and most fascinating and complex organs in the human body. It is an incredibly plastic command center that over ...

16 facts about Phobos

The larger of two moons of Mars

We do not know the exact origin of this satellite. We know, however, that it is dangerously close to its planet and is in for a catastrophe. It is not ...